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MOUNT CARMEL ITEI GOOD EVENING Most of the trials of some movie tars are still held In court. y. WEATHER Fair and slightly warmer tonight; Tuesday cloudy. EXCLUSIVE LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES OF THE UNITED PRESS. GREATEST AFTERNOON NEWS ASSOCIATION.

PRICE TWO CENTS. XLVHL-NO. 285. MOUNT CARMEL, MONDAY. OCTOBER 5.

1936. I Napoleon's Gems TO INCREASE MOTHER OF MRS. LUBOLD IS INJURED IN FALL MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN GIANTS TRIM YANKS' TO PROLONG SERIES Score By Innings: YANKEE STADIUM, New York, Oct. 8. U.R)-The New York Giants kept alive their bid for the championship today by defeating the New York Yankees in the fifth game of Ihe World Series, to 4 In 10 innings.

Hal Schumacher was the Winning pitcher. GIANTS First Inning Moore up. Moore drove a liner flown the third base line and pulled Up at second for a two base hit. kartell up. Bartell lined sharply to right for two scoring Moore.

Terry up. Terry out on strikes. Ott up. Ott erounded to'RlPPle 2 Miss Faye Cotton, above, can describe how it feels to wear the $500,000 crovvn jewels which Napoleon Bonaparte gave his second wife, Empress Marie Louise, at the birth of their son in 1811. Miss Cotton, Texas Sweetheart, tried on the jewelry at the Fort Worth Frontier centennial, where she is appearing in a revue.

She is one of the few women who have worn the jewels, which are in this country for display. 6,000 Pickets Try To Close Reading Plant 125 State Troopers Mobilized To Prevent Disorders At World's Largest Hosiery Mill; 1,000 Workers Enter Factory ets during the night. One hundred and twenty-five state troopers, representing every barracks in Pennsylvania, stood in readiness to prevent disorders. Lieut. William D.

Plummer of the Wyoming barracks, was in charge of the men from the Greensburg, Harrisburg, Reading, Butler and Wyoming barracks and the Hershey training school. Major Lynn G. Adams, superintendent of the state police, made a brief inspection of the troopers this morning and returned to Harrisburg. Meanwhile, leaders of the Berk-(Continued On Page Five) ASSISTANCE FUND STAFF Increase In Amount of Requires Mere Help In This County 6C0 RECEIVE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE More Than 1200 Remain To Be Investigated By The Officials Due othe vast increase in tha amount of work don, the staff of investigators of the Mothers' Assist ance Fund, Northumberland County will be enlarged in ths very ture, it was announced by Miss Flo Malick, of Shamokin, executive secretary. An increase of approximately 500 per cent is evident in the amount of work since taking on blind assistance and old age pensions, along with the social security program.

Under the present setup the office is by far the largest department in re gional activities. There are now more than six hun dred persons receiving old age assit-ance in the country and under the government program which has been approved for the State this number will be greatly increased. The total number of applicants exceeded 2,000 leaving more than 1,200 to be immediately investigated and acted upon. How many these 1,200 will be put on the list is not yet known. However, the investigations must be carried through with all possible speed and will require a considerable increase in the staff.

However, administrative costs would mount, with an increase In staff workers, and local trustees are reluctant to incur any great in croaui in ovnanco tin it a onn nmi assistance are merged to some ev tent, it was pointed out, and man slons would come under the old age classification as well. It is antici pated that but a single allowance will be made for each individual. PROMINENT GREEN RIDGE WOMAN DEAD Mrs. Emma Hollister, 35, Succumbs To A Complication Of Diseases Mrs. Emma Hollister, 35, wife of William E.

Hollister, hoisting engineer at the Pennsylvania colliery. Saturday night at 10:45 o'clock at her home in Green Ridge. Seriously ill more than a ysar ago, Mrs. Hollister submitted ta an operation at the Geisinger Memorial Hospital in Danville, but she never fully regained her health. Mrs.

Hollister was Emma Frye. daughter of the late George Albert and Emma (Betz) Frye, of Kulpmont. She was popularly known, especially in Green Ridge, where she resided ever since she married Mr. Hollister thirteen years ago. Besides her she leaves two daughters, Anna, 12, anl Mary Lou, 7.

She also leaves the following sis ters and brothers: Mrs. Sadie Koones, Mrs. Bessie Dormer, Mrs. oue uenerson, na.is. uia mas, Frank, Charles, Linford, Henry and Daniel Frye, all of Kulpmont, and George Frye, of Minersville.

Another brother, Preston Frye, of Pottsville, died seven months ago. The funeral will be held from the home on Wednesday afUrnoui et 2:00 o'clock with services by the Rev. C. M. Riley, pastor of Metho dist Episcopal church, Kulpmont inierment win De in oaK c.

I tery. Aiirr mm mi AUTOJIJURED Mae Martin, 14, Trevorton, Struck by Car of Supervising Principal Nottling A 14-year old girl, Mae Martin, Trevorton, escaped with a laceratd scalp early last night when struck by an automobile operated Franklin Nottling, supervising cipal of Zerbe Township High School at Trevorton. The accident occurred at 6: o'clock along the bury road. 4j Nottling, according to a report i the Tharptown sub-station, StatvS Highway Patrol, said he was travel-" ing toward Trevorton and when two cars approacning mm, i tempted to pull to one side of ti. road, striking the girl who was wag ing with the traffic.

The school official drove the Injured child to the office of a phyi- laad then took bos Mrs. Ellen Art, 60, Valley View, Sustains Laceration of Forehead Whilo Visiting In Kulpmont. While visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Lubold, 1428 Chestnut street, Kulpmont, Mrs." Ellen Artz, 60, of Valley View, was injured early Sunday morning In a plunge down 'a stairway between the first and second floors. Mrs.

Artz had been with her daughter attending a Legion Auxiliary affair at Danville Saturday night and, because of the illness of her 85-year-old mother, Mrs. Kate Holdeman, she wished to return to her home In Valley View early-Sunday morning. The fall occurred at about 5:00 o'clock. Under the 3are of Dr. Roy B.

Bast, Mrs. Artz is now bedfast at the Lubold home and will probably remain so for at least a week. Six stitches were required to close a gash in her forehead and. ether than that, she suffered severe body bruises. BOARDER DIES WHILE SITTING IN BACK YARD Geo.

Kotenko, 70, Reclining In Chair Under Grape Arbor When He Expires i George Kotenko, age about 70, a boarder at the home of Mrs. Anna Sugent, 440 west Second street, died yesterday afternoon. He had been reclining in a chair beneath a grape arbor at the rear of the home. A member of the Sugent family, his attention called to the way Kotenko was slumped in the chair, discovered the death. The deceased was a Russian by birth and had been a resident of Mount Carmel for a number of years.

Little is known of his family connections but, as' far as the Su-gents know, he leaves a wife and several children In Russia. J. G. MESEVAGE DIES RESULT OF INJURIES Prominent West Avenue Resident -Succumbs To Internal Injuries John G. Mesavage, 61, a well known resident of this community and the father of Leo L.

Mesavage, secretary of the Landlord's and Home Owners' Association, died at his home at 216 West Avenue on Saturday at 10:55 a. m. from internal Injuries sustained at the Reliance Colliery several months ago. Mr. Mesavage arrived in this coun try from Poland when a young man.

He settled In Girardvllle where he established a grocery business. Several years later ha married Madeline Przytulski who resided in Mount Carmel. Later the family moved to Mahanoy City where Mr. Mesevage became agent for a well known make of sewing machines. In 1906 the family established their residence in Mount Carmel where Mr.

Mese vage became an agent for the Home Life Insurance Company. In 1912 he entered the mines where he had been employed as a miner up until the time of his injuries on May 29th. He Is survived-by his wife and the following six children: Leo, Marie, John and Francis at home, Mrs. Enoch Kramer of Mount Car- melr and Cecelia, a nurse at the Gouvernour Hospital in New York City. Funeral services will be held to- morrow at 9 a.

m. in St. Joseph's Church, and his remains will be ln terred in St. Joseph's cemetery. LOCAL CAR HIT WHEN PARKED Auto of John Zdan Standing On Shamokin Street Is Damaged Leo Shyskoskie, was arrested Sat urday night following an automobile accident at Shamokin.

According to police Shyskoskie crashed Into a parked sedan owned by John Zdan, 224 west Second street, this city. Officers Lynn and MoCollum investigated the accident. Police were Informed that the local car was operated by William Deitz, of 437 west Fig street, this city. Shyskoskie's car was practically wrecked around the front. No one was injured.

Zdan's car was parked on the right side of the street when the other driver, allegedly driving at a fast rate of speed, lost control of his machine, and crashed into it. Shyskoskie was arrested after the accident. rf HIT BY ENGINE Frank Bodgen, 30, Shamokin, Crossing Reading Tracks When Struck IS HURLED TO SIDE OF TRACK Rendered Unconscious and Is Removed to the State Hos-' pital at Shamokin Struck by a freight engine, Frank Bogden, 30, of 1795 Tioga street, Shamokin Is in a critical condition at the Shamokin State Hospital today. Bogden was crossing the Reading railroad tracks at Independence and Shamokin streets Saturday afternoon at about 3:30 when he stepped right into the path of the engine. The engineer blew the whistle several times but the pedestrian evidently did not hear It.

Bogden was hurled to the side of thjs tracks and rendered uncon scious. He was hurriedly removed to the Shamokin State' Hospital where his condition remains critical today. REBEL ATTACK ON MADRID TO BEGIN IN WEEK Loyalists Grow Increasingly Confident of Defending Capital Successfully By Michael McEwen (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright 1936, By United Press) GIBRALTAR, Oct. 5. (U.R) Madrid leaders predicted today that this week would see the beginning of the Insurgent attack on Madrid and that the capital's fate, and perhaps that of the government, might be decided this week end.

Loyalists in the Toledo area be gan an attempt to cut the long Re' bel lines of communication in the Toledo-Maqueda area, a life line for supplies and reinforcements to the west. Leaders seemed increasingly sanguine of their chances of defending Madrid successfully. The insurgents disclosed plans to attack the capital on five main highways Into Madrid, from south, southwest, northwest, north and northeast. A preliminary phase of the Rebel attack was under way with minor (Continued On Page Seven) MOTHER OF MRS. DETESKY PASSES AWAY Mrs.

Joseph Churneskie, 64, Kulpmont, Dies Due To A Heart Condition Mrs. Joseph Churneskie, 64, a member of one of Kulpmont's earl iest families, died at her home, 817 Spruce street, 11:40 p.m. Satur day. Death resulted suddenly from a heart condition. Funeral services are to be held in the St.

Mary's Church, Kulpmont, at 8:00 o'clock Wednesday morning. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery. A daughter, Clem Detesky, of south Poplar street, this city, is one of the survivors. The others are the husband and four sons, Charles and Adam of Detroit, William of Illinois, and Joseph, at home. There are also seven grandchildren.

2 ESCAPE IN AUTO MISHAP Car Gets Beyond Control and Strikes Pole Near Cameron Colliery Two men escaped Injury when their automobile got beyond control over the week-end and struck a nole along the Shamokin-Sun- bury road near Cameron umiery oi the Stevens Coal Company on the outskirts of Shamokin, Larln Shadle, 743 Walnut street, driver of the car, a sedan, told State hiehwav natrolmen Of the Tharp- town sub-station that he was en- route to Shamokin at 3:40 p. m. yesterday when a tire blew out causing the machine to veer across the road, hit a pile of rocks being used on a WPA project and then swerve back across the highway into the pole. Shadle was accompanied by Merlin Fisher, also of Shamokin. Thn drift nf t.hft auto WIS i wrecked, i GIANTS YANKEES .....3 0 m.z.

.0 1 GIANTS AB Moore, If. 4 2 Bartell, ss. ........4 1 Terry, lb 5 Ott, rf. 5 Mancuso, 3 2 13 1 4 0 1 0 0 Whitehead, 2b. ....4 Jackson, 3b 4 Schumacher, 4 Totals 35 5 YANKEES AB 8 30 11 3 Crosettl, ss.

Rolfe, 3b 4 DiMaggio, cf. 4 Gehrig, lb 4 Dickey, e. 5 Selkirk, rf. 4 Powell, If. 4 Lazzeri, 2b 3 Raffing, p.

1 Johnson Malone p. 2 xSeeda 0 Totals 38 4 10 30 8 1 Batted for Raffing In the 6th. Ran fyr Dickey in the 10th. Left on bases Giants Yankees 10. Double plays Bartell to Whitehead to Terry, Mancuso to Whitehead, Crosettl to Lazzeri to Oehrig.

Home runs Selkirk. Two-base hits Moore 2, Bartell, Mancuso, DiMaggio. Sacrifice hits Mancuso, Bartell. Struck out by Ruffing 5, by Ma-lon 3. by Schumacher 10.

Bases on balls by Ruffing 1, by Malone 1. 4 runs, 7 hits, off Ruffing in 6 innings. 1 run, 1 hit, off Malone In 4 Innings. Wild pitch Schumacher. Losing pitcher Malone.

Umpires Pflrman (National), plate; Geisel (American) first; Ma-gerkurth (National) second; Summers (American) third. YANKEES Fifth Inning Crosetti up. Crosettl called out on srtikes, and kicked loudly to the umpire. Rolfe up. Rolfe bunted to Whitehead and beat It out for a hit.

Schumacher made a diving attempt to head off the ball but was unable to reach it. DiMaggio up. DiMaggio fanned. Rolfe was out attempting to steal second, Mancuso to Whitehead. It was a double play No runs, one hit, no errors.

GIANTS Sixth Inning Ott up. Ott hit the first pitch to left for a single. Ripple up. Ripple walked. Mel Ott moved to second base.

Mancuso up. Gus Mancuso bunted to Ruffing who threw him out to Lazzeri, covering first. Ott went to third and Ripple to second on the play. Whitehead up. Whitehead grounded to Cros- settl who fumbled the ball, Ott scoring and Ripple going to third, Whitehead was safe at first and Crosetti was charged with an error.

Jackson up. Jackson fanned. Schumacher up. Schumacher also went out on strikes. One run, one hit, one error.

YANKEES Sixth Inning Gehrig up. Gehrig bounced to Whitehead who threw him out to Terry. Dickey up. Dickey fanned. Selkirk up.

Selkirk singled to center. Powell up. Powell grounded down the third base line and hit the boxes behind first base and Jackson threw the ball wild and it then bounced back on the field. Before the Giants could retrieve the ball Selkirk scored and Powell raced all the way to third. The official scorer gave Powell a hit and Jackson an error for his wild throw.

Lazzeri Lazzeri singled to right scoring Powell. Powell's run tied the score. Johnson batted for Ruffing. Johnson up. Johnson fanned.

Two runs, three hits, one error. GIANTS Seventh Inning Malone now pitching for the Yankees. Moore up. Moore filed to Selkirk who made a nice running catch in short right center. Bartell up.

Bartell filed to Foweu in aeep left field near the boxes. Terry up. Terry bounced to Malone who threw him out to Gehrig. No runs, no hits, no errors. YANKEES Seventh Uning Crosettl up.

Crosettl fanned. It was the third strikeout for him. Rolf up. Rolfe also fanned. DiMaggio up.

DiMaggio doubled to left center on the. first pitch. Gehrig up. Gehrig walked. Dickey up.

Dickey fouled to Mancuso who raced back to the screen behind the plate to make the catch. No runs, one hit, no errors. GIANTS Eighth Inning Ott up. Ott filed to DiMaggio In center. Ripple up.

Ripple walked. Mancuso up. Mancuso grounded into a double play, Crosetti to Lazzeri to Gehrig. No runs, no hits, no errors. YANKEES Eighth Inning Selkirk up.

Selkirk popped to Box Score 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-4 JOE MOORE Moore scored the winning run for the Giants in the fifth game of the World Series today. First man up in the tenth Inning he got on base by hit-' ting a double and came home on Terry's sacrifice fly. Mancuso just Inside the first base line. Powell up. Powell fanned.

Lazzeri up. Lazzrei grounded out, Bartell to Terry. No runs, no hits, no errors. GIANTS Ninth Inning Whitehead up. Whitehead flied to Selkirk.

Jackson up. Jackson bunted to Malone who threw him out to Gehrig. Schumacher up. fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors.

YANKEES Ninth Inning Malone up. Malone singled over Jackson's head. Crosetti up. Cros etti bunted to Terry who threw to Bartell forcing Malone at second. Crosetti was safe at first.

Rolfe up. Rolfe forced Crosetti at second, Whitehead to Bartell. DiMaggio up. DiMaggio walked, Rolfe moving to second. Gehrig up.

Gehrig grounded out, Whitehead to Terry. The crowd stood up and gave Schu macher a thunderous ovation as he walked in from the pitcher's mound. No runs, one hit, no errors. GIANTS Tenth Inning Moore up. Moore drove a long liner down the left field foul line and it bounced into the boxes and was ruled a two base hit under the ground rules.

Bartell up. Bartell sacrifice, Rolfe to Lazzeri who coverde first. Moore advancing to third on the play. Terry up. Ter ry flied to DiMaggio in left center, Moore scoring after the catch.

Malone threw his glove in the air and kept yelling at Umpire Pfir- man. Ott up. Ott popped to Rolfe. One run, one hit, no errors. YANKEES Tenth Inning Dickey up.

Dickey beat uot a hit off Terry's glove. It was a sharp hit liner which bounced In front of Terry and then he knocked it down but threw too late to Schumacher who covered first. Selkirk up. Selkirk fouled to Mancuso be-rind the plate. Dickey held first.

Powell up. Seeds came in to run for Dickey. Powell filed to Moore, Seeds holding first. Lazzeri up. Seeds was out attempting to steal second, Mancuso to Whitehead.

No runs, one hit, no errors. The date of Easter Is not determined by the real full moon, but by the paschal full moon, which comes on the 14th day of a lunar month. This is two or three days behind the true astronomical full moon. A total of 26,221,052 cars was reg istered in the United States in 1935. Of this total, 22,565,347 were pass- engers cars, taxlcabs and buses, and 3,655,705 were trucks.

At the time the United States en tered the World War in 1917, there were 3,297,996 motor cars licensed and In operation throughout the country. Two million of the 5,000,000 slaves In the world today are Chinese girls between the ages of 4 and 18. The United States government sold more than 635,000 duck stamps in a single year, Crosettl who threw him out to Gehrig, Bartell going to third on the play. Ripple up. Ripple dropped a single into short left, scoring Bartell.

Mancuso up. Man-Cuso hit the first pitch to right for a single, sending Ripple to third. Whitehead up. Whitehead singled to right, scoring Ripple and sending Mancuso to second. It was first hit of the series.

Jackson up. Jackson filed to Di-Maggio in left center. Three runs, five hits, ho errors. First Inning Crosettl up. Crosettl out on Btrikes.

Rolfe up. Rolfe filed to Ripple In center who made a daring Shoestring catch. After making the Catch Ripple did a somersault but beld the ball. DiMaggio up. Di-Maggia grounded to Jackson who threw him out to Terry.

It was a bad throw but Terry reached over bis head to make a one-handed Btab of the ball. No runs, no hits, no error. GIANTS' Second Inning Schumacher up. Schumacher (lied to DiMaggio in deep center On the first pitch. Moore up.

Moore fouled to Rolfe In short left tear the line. Bartell up. Bartell Out on strikes. No runs, no hits, no errors. YANKEES Second Inning Gehrig up.

Gehigh singled to right and the ball went through the wall where Ripple retrieved it but Gehrgl pulled up safely at third. It was an error for Ott. Dickey up. Dickey tapped along the first base line and was out, Schumacher to Terry. Gehrig attempted to score on the play and was out, Terry to Mancuso.

Selkirk up. Selkirk hit a home run into the right field bleachers. It was a well hit ball and went into the bleachers midway between the 367 and 344 foot sign. Powell up. Powell filed to Ripple who came in fast to make the catch.

One run, two hits, one error. GIANTS Third Inning Terry up. Terry grounded out, Crosetti to Gehrig. Ott up. Ott filed to Powell In left center.

Ripple up. Ripple out, on strikes. No runs, no hits, no errors. Ruffing was back in form and had his fast ball zipping over and bis curve breaking nicely. YANKEES Third Inning Lazzeri up.

Lazzeri walked. Ruffing up. Ruffing also got a free pass. Lazzeri moving to second. Crosetti up.

A pitch got from Mancuso and Lazzeri yent to third and Ruffing to second. The official scorer called it a wild pitch. Grosettl grounded to Bartell who made a bad throw to first and Crosettl was safe. Lazzeri scored on the play and Ruffing tield second. The official scorer fave Bartell an error on the play.

Rolfe up. Rolfe bunted in front of the plate and beat it out for a hit, filling the bases. DiMaggio up. DiMaggia-fannned. He went after a bad pitch for the third strike which was way outside.

Gehrig up. Gehrig also fanned. Dickey up. Dickey filed to Ott. One run, one hit, one error.

The crowd gave Schumacher a great tribute for ptlching his way out of a tough spot. Despite the Yankees three big guns In succession with the bases loaded. GIANTS Fourth Inning Mancuso up. Mancuso drove a liner down the left field line for two bases. Whitehead up.

Whitehead hit sharply through the box and Mancuso was caught off second, Ruffing to Crosetti, Whitehead was safe at first on a fielder's choice. Jackson. Jackson popped to Crosettl near second. Sohmach-cr up. Schumacher fanned.

No runs, one hit, no errors. a Mirro i Selkirk up. Selkirk walked. Powell up. Powell also got a 'free' ticket.

Lazzeri up. Lazzeri bunted down the third base line and Schu macher threw to Jackson forcing (Selkirk at third. Lazzeri was safe at first on a fielder's choice. Ruffing up. Ruffing grounded Into a double play, Bartell to Whitehead to Terry.

No runs, no hits, no errors. After momentarily losing control Schumacher steadied himself and pitched his way out of another tough spot. GIANTS Fifth Inning More up. Moore grounded out, Gehrig to Ruffing who covered first. Bartell up.

Bartell was called out on strikes. Terry. Terry fouled to Rolfe in front of the Yankee dugout. No runs, no hits, no errors. By Albert Stees (United Press Staff Correspondent) READING, Oct.

5, (U.R) Six thousand pickets massed around the Berkshire Knitting Mills today in an effort to force a shutdown of the world's largest hosiery plant. Approximately 1,000 workers one-third of the regular shift, had entered the plant by 7:30 a.m., but there were no disorders in the picket line. Strikers and sympathizers, marching four abreast, formed a line one-half mils long, marching around the two sides of the plant to cover all entrance gates. Patterson and Dover, N. locals sent 1500 pick DR.

MILLARD, SHAMOKIN, IS MARRIED Son of Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Mil lard, This City, and Miss Margaret M.

Ludes, Wed Dr. Joseph B. Millard, son of Dr. and Mrs. B.

J. Millard, prominent residents of 33 north Hickory street this city, and Miss Margaret M. Ludes of 30 south Shamokin street Shamokin, were married on Satur day in Harrisburg. After their honeymoon, Dr. and Mrs.

Millard will take up residence In their newly furnished apartment at the corner of Eighth and Sun bury streets, Shamokin. The prominent young doctor, popularly known here, was graduated by Mount Carmel High School, Gettysburg College and Jefferson Medical College. After serving as assistant surgeon at Shamokin State Hospital, Dr. Millard opened a general practice in Shamokin. His offices, now located on Independence will within a few weeks, be moved to offices connected with the apartment where he and Mrs.

Millard will reside. Mrs. Millard, one of Shamokin's finest young women, is a graduate of Shamokin High School and Marymont College, Tarrytown, New York. HEADON PLANE CRASH CLAIMED FOURTH DEATH JAMICA, N. Oct.

5. (U.R) The death In a Jamaica Hospital today of Fred N. Davis, 22-year-old Springfield, N. flying Instructor, brought to four the number of persons fatally injured when two airplanes crashed otgether above the Jamaica Sea Airport loaterday. The others wete William Frank, 20, of Jamlca, passenger in the plane which Davis piloted; Max Stern, 33, Rockaway Beach, pilot of the other plane, and David Cook, 28-year-old Jamaica Parachute Jumper, passenger in Stern's plans, SITUATION IN STRIKE AREAS GROWSTENSE Rioting Renewed In California Lettuce Region; Guardsmen Out In S.

Carolina (By United Press) Strike situations were tense on three fronts today. At Reading, approximately 5,000 pickets surrounded the plant of the" Berkshire Hosiery Mills, determined to prevent it from operating. At Union, S. National Guardsmen surrounded the plant of the Monarch Textile Mills where workers are on strike. At Salinas, where lettuce pickers have been on strike for a month, strike-breakers and strikers rioted again in the street.

The Salinas Labor Council meets tonight, reportedly to consider a general strike. Rioting In California SALINAS, Oct. 5. (U.R Street rioting marked the beginning of the second month of the Salinas lettuce workers' strike today. Strikebreakers leaving the packing sheds (Continued On Page Four) FINISH STREET IN KULPMONT Rain of Last Week Delayed Work; To Continue Concret ing East of Car Barn The new highway through Kulpmont was completed today when workmen of contractor F.

D. Kes6-ler, poured concrete on the south side of the western end of Chestnut street. Forms have been strung for some distance from the east end of Kulp mont towards the car bam and, with Chestnut street completed, concreting was to be started. The heavy rains last week spoiled some of the road bed that had been lolled..

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